As of June 2021, it was calculated that establishments with a work force of 500 or more workers hosted the highest employer cost for employee compensation, at an average of 54.08 U.S. dollars per hour. The next highest was in establishments with 100 to 499 workers where an average of 37.33 U.S. dollars was spent per worker.
Average employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of June 2021, by establishment size
(in U.S. dollars)
includes costs for wages and salaries and benefits
Supplementary notes
The source provides the following information about the sample size: "Data for this reference period were collected from a probability sample of approximately 24,300
occupational observations selected from a sample of about 6,000 private industry establishments and approximately 7,700 occupational observations selected from a sample of about 1,400 state and local government establishments that provided data at the initial interview."
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (September 16, 2021). Average employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of June 2021, by establishment size (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127043/us-employer-costs-for-private-industry-workers-by-establishment-size/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of June 2021, by establishment size (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. September 16, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127043/us-employer-costs-for-private-industry-workers-by-establishment-size/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2021). Average employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of June 2021, by establishment size (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127043/us-employer-costs-for-private-industry-workers-by-establishment-size/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average Employer Costs for Private Industry Worker Compensation in The United States as of June 2021, by Establishment Size (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127043/us-employer-costs-for-private-industry-workers-by-establishment-size/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Average employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of June 2021, by establishment size (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127043/us-employer-costs-for-private-industry-workers-by-establishment-size/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Average employer costs for private industry worker compensation in the United States as of June 2021, by establishment size (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, September 16, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127043/us-employer-costs-for-private-industry-workers-by-establishment-size/
